28/4/2006
Toast Tribeca
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A self-guided tour of approximately 100 artists' studios throughout TriBeCa. It provides an opportunity for visitors to interact with the artists and see artwork at the source, the artist's own studio. The route extends from just above Canal Street to Murray Street, and from Washington Street to Lafayette Street.
See the studios, meet the artists, on the10th annual TriBeCa art walk.
TOAST, the TriBeCa Open Artist Studio Tour, is a free, self-guided tour of approximately 100 artists' studios throughout TriBeCa. Bringing artists and the public together, it provides an opportunity for visitors to interact with the artists and see artwork at the source, the artist's own studio. The route extends from just above Canal Street to Murray Street, and from Washington Street to Lafayette Street. Before you go, you can preview the artwork and web sites of participants, and print a map, through this website.
As a community organization, TOAST, Inc. is grateful to neighbors and friends who assist the artists in making this event possible. We acknowledge the generosity of these sponsors, listed below*, for their invaluable support.
Additional opportunities and activities
This year we are welcoming 14 Gulf Coast Artists who were displaced by Hurricane Katrina and given studio residencies in TriBeCa by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. Visit them at 200 Hudson Street.
On Saturday and Sunday, the N Y Academy of Art at 111 Franklin St., provides a hospitality lounge where one can pick up TOAST information, have refreshments, take a break, and view their exhibition of alumni and faculty work.
The Church Street School for Music and Art at 74 Warren St. offers free art activities for children on Saturday and Sunday from 1:00 until 5:00 PM; a free faculty concert at 3:00 PM on Sunday; a parent-child art exhibition; and musical presentations throughout the day.
Throughout April, catch the nightly slide show of the work of the TOAST artists at Franklin Station Cafe', 222 West Broadway at Franklin St.
Starting in mid April, see reproductions of the work of the TOAST artists displayed in the Church St. windows of the New York Law School, at the corner of Worth and Church Streets.
Maps: this essential guide to who's who, what to do, where to eat, and how to get there will be available at NY Law School, NY Academy of Art, and many local restaurants, galleries, and businesses, or print from this web site.
For a list of map pick-up places, general information, and queries, call the
TOAST hotline: 212-479-7317.
This year TOAST, in partnership with Art in General and the TriBeCa Gallery Association, is the recipient of a grant to raise awareness of the visual arts in TriBeCa. For this, TOAST gives special thanks to the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council and the September 11 th fund. Its generous support enables the launching of www.Tribecaarts.org, a new portal to art activities in TriBeCa, and 2 nd Wednesdays in TriBeCa, an ongoing program featuring late nights and opening events at many TriBeCa art spaces.
From 29 April 2006, at 1pm.
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From 1 PM to 6 PM